Veteran political journalist David Barnett, who spearheaded the first official Canberra bureau of AAP more than 50 years ago and served as press secretary to Malcolm Fraser for seven years, has died aged 90.
Veteran federal political journalist David Barnett, who spearheaded the first official Canberra bureau of Australian Associated Press more than 50 years ago, has died aged 90.
Pru Goward and David Barnett on their wedding day with Pru’s daughters Kate Fischer, 12 and Penny, 11.His journalism career began in 1949 as a copy boy onAdvertisement “I took a shorthand note of every word between the two leaders over what seemed like a couple of hours.”
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